AXA IM Alts has expanded its global network with the opening of its first office in the Middle East.
AXA IM Alts has been granted its financial services permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) to establish a category 4 license firm within ADGM.
The new office in Abu Dhabi’s international financial center will be AXA IM Alts’ 16th globally and will be primarily focused on capital raising across AXA IM Alts’ private and alternative assets range.
AXA IM Alts has appointed Ammar Bukhamsin as and promoted François Boissin to co-head of the MENA Client Group Alts. Additionally, Bukhamsin will serve as the senior executive officer of AXA IM Middle East.
Before joining AXA IM Alts, Bukhamsin previously spent more eight years at Natixis, including three years as the firm’s CEO for Saudi Arabia, during a 20-year career encompassing senior sales roles at Goldman Sachs, UBS and Citi. Ammar will be based in Abu Dhabi.
